Cornett v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

Appellant, who was convicted of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, insists that the evidence was not sufficient to take the case to the jury or to sustain the verdict.

The facts are these: The officers who made the raid went to appellant’s home. . At a point three or-four hundred yards from his house they found a number of tubs, boxes, barrels of beer and molasses pan, but the still had been removed. Nearby they found a number of fruit jars, some empty, and others containing liquor, but all smelling of moonshine whiskey. One of the jars which was half…